Ember for Emby

Ember for Emby

Ember for Emby is a way of browsing your own media collection, whether it be movies, tv shows or music, Ember will allow you to watch or listen to them on your Windows 10 device, without the need of Emby Premiere, or play them on another compatible Emby client.
Sync your items to your device and play them when you don't have a network connection
****IMPORTANT INFORMATION****
In order to use Ember, you need to have installed the Emby server on a remote machine from http://emby.media/download and have it configured.
Support:
Support can be found on twitter (@7illusions) or Emby forum (http://emby.media/community/).
Reviews:
We love the reviews, it helps us to make the app better, however if you have any problems, please contact us prior to negative reviews, we might be able to help.

Ember for Emby

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Ember for Emby is a way of browsing your own media collection, whether it be movies, tv shows or music, Ember will allow you to watch or listen to them on your Windows 10 device, without the need of Emby Premiere, or play them on another compatible Emby client.
Sync your items to your device and play them when you don't have a network connection
****IMPORTANT INFORMATION****
In order to use Ember, you need to have installed the Emby server on a remote machine from http://emby.media/download and have it configured.
Support:
Support can be found on twitter (@7illusions) or Emby forum (http://emby.media/community/).
Reviews:
We love the reviews, it helps us to make the app better, however if you have any problems, please contact us prior to negative reviews, we might be able to help.

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This app can

Access your Internet connection
Access your home or work networks
Access your Internet connection and act as a server.
Use your video library
Use your music library
Use data stored on an external storage device
backgroundMediaPlayback
Use your pictures library

This app can

Access your Internet connection
Access your home or work networks
Access your Internet connection and act as a server.
Use your video library
Use your music library
Use data stored on an external storage device
backgroundMediaPlayback
Use your pictures library

Reviewed ByMike

PC

15User Rating: 1 out of 5

Submitted on1/18/2016

Review title of MikeNope - crashes way too much

Update 1-18-16: This app crashes every time I use it on Windows 10. I read on a forum that there have been others with the same issue and the belief is that it's a Windows 10 issue. Probably true. I also saw that there is no plans to fix it but to wait for MS to do something. Unfortunate, as I purchased this from someone (not MS).
Wait until it's been verified resolved.
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I've been using Emby on my Android for a while with Chromecast, and with credit decided to try it on my windows 10 laptop. It works, kinda. Like a car with three wheels kinda can get you somewhere.
I can make it crash simply by going into the guide and then trying to do something. Yes, I have it set up correctly, but it's just way too buggy.
Honestly I think this will end up being the answer, but it's pretty far off at the moment.

13 out of 15 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByJason

PC

25User Rating: 2 out of 5

Submitted on1/17/2016

Review title of JasonGreat Interface but stutters alot

I'm using this on a surface book so I should have plenty of power to run it. It constantly stutters playing back from my network store over WiFi. The Embry theater program works great, never stutters. This one does all the time though.

4 out of 4 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByWill

PC

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on2/3/2017

Review title of WillBest way to stream Emby on mobile -- period.

The Emby core team has done good work bringing its Emby Theater first-party client app up to spec, but for me, especially on mobile (phone and tablet), Ember is still the best way to stream content. Not to mention its the ONLY way to utilize SYNC from Emby, to get your media copied (even transcoded) and stored locally to save on data usage and to keep media available in poor/non-coverage areas. This is still my go to for Emby content on Windows 10.

3 out of 3 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByAnthony

PC

45User Rating: 4 out of 5

Submitted on8/26/2015

Review title of AnthonyGood alternative to Plex

I'm a pretty new user to Emby, but it was recommended and I knew it when it was Media Browser. There isn't a bigger Plex fan than me and it's awesome when it works. However the constant timing out of their media server made my media unavailable when I was away from home.
The install of Emby was very easy. It is much better than when I tried Media Browser. It's features are much the same, but not LiveTV is coming. The pricing structure is also close as well as the platforms it's available upon.
Best of all. It stays connected so I can actually use my media. I'll likely use both, but a good effort on behalf of Emby.

3 out of 3 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByMark

PC

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on7/6/2015

Review title of MarkEmBy rocks

This is a great app for the modern Windows experience with the best media solution out there! Always improving and adding new features and provides a very neat interface for all your media.

3 out of 3 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByLee

PC

45User Rating: 4 out of 5

Submitted on8/25/2014

Review title of LeeAmazing

I love this app which works without any hiccups.
Wish that clicking the letter in TV shows would bring up a "jump to" list

3 out of 3 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByMichael

PC

15User Rating: 1 out of 5

Submitted on3/9/2019

Review title of MichaelNo Added Value to what Emby web app already provides

I've purchased this app long before Emby changed it's name from Mediabrowser and the web interface wasn't so nice. Emby has since updated the web interface and continues to enhance its functionality but Ember seems got left behind. There's no option for sorting, filtering or browse by category. What it does instead is show your video source folders and then displays all the content in each folder.

8 out of 11 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByEric

PC

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on9/10/2015

Review title of EricEMBY is amazing!!!

Emby is a great app. I have used it for awhile now and since media browser it has just been getting better and better. I have had very little issue with the server or client on any device. The only problems I have ever had were always live tv related. Still not perfect, but could be my setup. Not sure, but usually works.

4 out of 5 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByBrandon

PC

25User Rating: 2 out of 5

Submitted on5/3/2014

Review title of BrandonImpressive, but movies don't work

I have the Phone client and it works great w/ all my movies. The Win 8 client does not play any of the same movies. Music all works, though.

5 out of 7 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByBradford

PC

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on8/18/2015

Review title of BradfordNew update beats Plex by far.

I switched from Plex, who seemed to have forgotten about their Windows 8.1/10 app. Emby has shown them up big time, I'm really loving it. Plus it's *actually* open source!

3 out of 4 people found this helpful.

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